State comparison · 2025
Rehabilitation Counselors salary: Montana vs North Dakota
Rehabilitation Counselors in North Dakota earn a median of $63,050. In Montana, $45,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.5% — not 28.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.2%
Montana vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-32.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Rehabilitation Counselors
- Median
- $45,240
- p25
- $39,080
- p75
- $58,000
- p10
- $37,410
- p90
- $59,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
North Dakota
Rehabilitation Counselors
- Median
- $63,050
- p25
- $60,640
- p75
- $70,690
- p10
- $58,190
- p90
- $76,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.